House Fire Displaces 6 in Southside

December 10, 2010; 10:13 AM • by christina

One of the scariest events to happen is a house fire, and unfortunately we learn of significant damage to a home in our community this morning due such an event. The home is located on Hansdale Road, which is in the Broad Rock Manor neighborhood encircled by Walmsley Boulevard, Chippenham, and Hull Street Road. Although this incident seems to have been caused by an electrical problem, this is the time of year that accidents happen due to holiday lights malfunctioning so check your lights, outlets, appliances, fire alarms, etc. and keep safe!

As the Richmond Times Dispatch reports today, Friday, December 10, 2010:

Six people were displaced by a fire that caused significant damage to a house in South Richmond this morning.

There were no injuries in the fire, which was reported at 8:31 a.m. in the 5400 block of Hansdale Road, just north of Walmsley Boulevard near the Chesterfield County line.

Richmore fire Lt. Shawn L. Jones said all three people who were inside the house got out safely before firefighters arrived, and the first crews on scene were able to safely retrieve two puppies from inside.

The initial call came in as a fire coming from an electrical panel box in the kitchen, but Jones said that when the first firefighters arrived four minutes after the call, flames were coming through the roof of the house.

The fire, declared under control at 8:52 a.m., was being investigated as possibly accidental due to electrical problems.

The Greater Richmond Chapter of the American Red Cross was assisting the six people displaced by the fire, Jones said.